Ambassador Mark Wallace to Testify Before Congress on United Nations Reform

March 2, 2011

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 2, 2011
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Ambassador Mark Wallace to Testify Before Congress

on United Nations Reform


Washington, DC - UANI President Ambassador Mark D. Wallace will offer testimony tomorrow, March 3, 2011, before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs at a hearing on UN reform entitled "Reforming the United Nations - Lessons Learned." Ambassador Wallace has been invited as the lead witness based on his experience serving as the U.S. Representative to the United Nations for Management and Reform between 2006 - 2008.

 

During his tenure at the United Nations, Ambassador Wallace launched the UN Transparency and Accountability Initiative, directed at reforming eight areas related to member states' access to UN financial documents, ethics, financial disclosure, oversight mechanisms, accounting standards and administrative overhead.

 

Hearing details:

 

SUBJECT:                "Reforming the United Nations - Lessons Learned"

DATE:                       Thursday, March 3 at 10:00 AM
LOCATION:             Room 2172 of the Rayburn House Office Building

 

Click here to read official details on the hearing

Click here to watch a live webcast of the hearing

 

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